William J. Northen
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William Jonathan Northen (July 9, 1835 - March 25, 1913), the 54th Governor of Georgia from 1890 to 1894, was born in Jones County, Georgia in 1835.
Northen graduated from Mercer University. He married Martha Neel in 1860 and served as a two-term member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1877–1881). He also was elected to the Georgia Senate in 1884.
Northen died in 1913, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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- Portrait of William J. Northen
- William J. Northen at Find a Grave
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Preceded by | Governor of Georgia 1890 – 1894 |
Succeeded by William Yates Atkinson |
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- 1835 births
- 1913 deaths
- People from Jones County, Georgia
- Mercer University alumni
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia (U.S. state) State Senators
- Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)
- Democratic Party state governors of the United States
- Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
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